,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eafi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ai1       
#bjai,mr4 ,spano 7for himself and ,ms4  
,gabbard7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
improve the ,,tricare program for       
certain members of the ,retired         
,reserves of the reserve components4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,,tricare ,fairness for         
,national ,guard and ,reserve ,retirees 
,act4  #b4 ,,tricare for members of the 
retired reserve  7a7 ,adjustment of     
eligibility ,paragraph 7#b7 of section  
#ajgd7;b77#b7 of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended to read as    
follows3  7#b7 ,paragraph 7#a7 does not 
apply to a member or former member      
eligible for retired pay for non-regular
 service under chapter #abbc of this    
title who is under #fj years of age     
unless such member or former member is  

in receipt of such pay 7or would be in  
receipt of such pay but for section     
#ecjd or #ecje of title #ch74  4  7b7   
,,tricare ,retired ,reserve ,section    
#ajgf;e7a77#a7 of title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
but is not age #fj and inserting but is 
not age #fj and is not in receipt of    
such retired pay 7or would be in receipt
 of such pay but for section #ecjd or   
#ecje of title #ch74  7c7 ,effective    
date ,the amendments made by this       
section shall take effect ,january #a1  
#bjbj4